Townsend Probe in Storage Until Fall
Washington AP reports the Townsend contempt proceedings were turned over to the courts, likely delaying action until after the election. Past cases show long delays before jail terms or resolutions, with speculation on campaign impacts and possible Senate lobby committee summaries during the race. Senator Black stated uncertainly about releasing questionnaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Francis E. Townsend
Congress
Townsend
William P. McCracken
Commerce
Aeronautics
Senate
Supreme Court
Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Home Oil
District of Columbia
Leslie Garnett
California
Senate Lobby Committee
Liberty League
Senator Black
Alabama
Davenport Girl May Plead Guilty In Extortion Case
District Judge W. W. Scott set Friday morning for accepting a guilty plea by Rosemary Sanders, a Davenport girl, for attempting to extort money from E. P. Adler, publisher of Davenport. The judge also directed that
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Davenport
W. W. Scott
Rosemary Sanders
E. P. Adler
Juvenile court to hear case in manslaughter-like threats
Marie Dumond 16 and Miss Sankers 18 face juvenile court after threats aimed at Adler. Sankers told police Dumond demanded money and claimed to have leverage. Sankers said Dumond planned to meet Adler in a theater in a green dress. Sankers jailed on $2,000 bond. Dumond released to father C. M. Dumond.
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Marie Dumond
Miss Sankers
Adler
Dumond
Miss Dumond
Sam Kelly
Miss Sanders
C. M. Dumond
Three Cities Seek Elks Meeting In 37
Davenport Dubuque and Fairfield became candidates Monday for the 1937 state convention of the Elks in session here. Two hundred fifty nine delegates of the B P O E are registered at the present conclave.
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Decorah
Davenport
Dubuque
Fairfield
of the Elks
Radio Schedule Recap of NBC CBS WABC WJZ Listings
A dense log of radio programming and orchestra lineups across NBC CBS and corresponding affiliates. Includes show times from morning to late night with programs like Wayne King, Xavier Cugat, Burns and Allen, Lily Pons, and the Goldbergs, listing station chains and participating networks.
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Leo Reece
NBC
WEAP
WJZ Chain
Lary Dan
CBS
WABC
WBBM
KMOX
WCCO
Wayne King Orch
Des Boy
WJZ _ chain
Ken Murray
WABCO
WEAF
Bernie
Frank Morgan
Gien Graorm
Orch
Henry Busse Orch
Spender
WJZ
Cha Zyenk Dailey
Xavier Cugat
Maurie Sherman Orch
Chai
Jacques Fray Orch
Old Doctor
Jim
Richard Maxwell
WGST
W. Wynne
Vic and Sade
Fred Feibel
Dan Harding
Weaf Chain Mystery Chef (Nbc) Weaf Kyw
Edward MacHugh
David Warum
Kyw
Scaspebeenie
Wabc U
Army Band
Clemens
Dorey
Anaes
Ve Waste’ Guild
Congress P. T. A
Adevacen Recess
Eegever Young
Wowdison Brierly
Jimmy Nae Orch
Vic
Sade
Weaf Wow
Bill Krenz
Walter Logan
Weaf Ain
GF. Convention
Buddy Clark
Wacco
Riley
Farley
WOC
G. O. P. Convention
Amos ‘N’ Andy
Sy Aces
Kate Smith
Weaf Chain
Our American Schools
Cavalcade of America
WCC
Eranane Centennial
One Man’s Family
WLW Wow Who
Burns and Allen
Wabc KM
Lily Pons
WJZ Chain. Town Pl
Carl Hoff
Oe Shannon
Tenor
Inges Orch
Kie Masters Orch
Sterney
John B. Kennedy
ABC
Abe Lyman Orch
Webi
Jack Little Orch
Wabco Shandor
Romanelli Orch
Western Voices Dominate Eleventh National Convention
Observers note the convention mirrors past battles with a western tilt as prairie states leaders take the helm. A constitutional wage and hours amendment draft by William Allen White signals a national, westward shift in GOP thinking amid Supreme Court figures shaping debate.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Hoover
Landon
Chicago
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Harding
Topeka
Wichita
New England
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
Lawrence
Mass
Mass., But Mr. White
West
Supreme Court
Dinner Tonight Honoring J. J. McElrath Rail Line Leader
A testimonial dinner for J. J. McElrath pensioned Rock Island chief dispatcher and charter member of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers will be at the Montrose hotel at 6 p.m. today. The event marks the order’s 50th anniversary, formed in Cedar Rapids on June 8, 1886, with pensioned Rock Island employees as guests and rail road workers and families invited. reservations due at 2 p.m. today. M. J. Kelly will act as toastmaster with C. C. Cunningham among speakers.
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J. J. McElrath
Rock Island
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Tuesay
M. J. Kelly
C. C. Cunningham
Children to entertain with songs and dances at event
The children of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rissler are set to perform songs and dances while R. C. Coutts and Wesley C. Benesh, along with the commissioner of public safety, attend the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Coutts
Rock Island
Wesley C. Benesh
Commissioner of Public Safety
H. T. Rissler
Widow of Eugene Field Dies of Heart Attack in Wisconsin
Julia Field 80 widow of children's poet Eugene Field died of a heart attack at her Hertford Junction Wisconsin home. Phi Delta Theta fraternity loaned 3000 dollars to halt foreclosure two weeks earlier. Elder son Eugene Field 2nd was present. Roswell Field opposed saving the property. Funeral plans to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertford Junction
Wis
Julia Field
Eugene Field
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Eugene
Roswell
New York
Tomahawk
E. D. Foster
Canada Sees 1935 Tourist Income Rise to 201 Million
Ottawa reports US visitors spent 71 million more in Canada in 1935 than 1934. Canada’s 1935 tourist income hits 201 million, up from 130 million in 1934. Travel bureau expects 250 million this summer due to many inquiries.
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Ottawa
Ont
United States
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Travel Bureau
Statistical Bureau
Travel Bureau
Cullinan Diamond Found Near Cullinan South Africa
The largest diamond on record, the Cullinan, was found near the town of Cullinan in South Africa. It weighed more than 3025 carats.
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South Africa
Landon Favored as GOP Convention Moves to Beat Roosevelt
Washington Sideshow by Fulton Lewis Jr reports GOP leaders, grassroots, and veterans expect Alfred Landon to secure the nomination to challenge Roosevelt. Discussion centers on balancing the ticket with a midwestern or western vice president, wary of New York influence and Friday’s in-convention strategy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Roosevelt
Landon
New York
Jim Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Middle West
Pacific Coast
East
Harding
Landon Campaign Hubs Buzz with Varied Moods
Report notes the bustle at the London center in the Hollenden hotel and mixed emotions among supporters. Landon lapel sunflowers appear, while pep bands play the old prairie tune OhSuzana Dont You Cry For Me as the convention theme.
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Landon Center
Hollenden Hotel
Landon
Kansas
Suzanna
First Lady Roosevelts rapid Des Moines tour
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt spoke to Drake graduates for 34 minutes then toured Des Moines projects with officials visiting WPA sites and a crippled children’s school and a Negro community center. She traveled 40 miles to inspect the Granger subsistence homestead and attended a university reception and a women’s chamber of commerce meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Drake University
WPA
Smotse Opportunity School
Granger
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Roosevelt Tours Iowa WPA Projects in One Day
Mrs Roosevelt visited the State Historical Building and a Negro community center during a Midwest tour. She praised WPA workers and artists, watched women at records work, and halted for a column draft while an escort struggled to keep pace. She planned to depart for St. Louis that night.
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Roger West
WPA
Iowa
St. Louis
Anatomy of the common garden mole’s tiny hidden eyes
The common garden mole has eyes that are very small and sunken almost beneath the skin. This description highlights its near blindness and adaption to subterranean life.
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Preston Grover
Food For Voters
Lower East Side
New York City
Feg Murray
Steffiouna
Booit Rosing
Hollywood
Pres.peare
Sane
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Elks
Beecher Orch
Weaf N. Natl
Farm and Home Hour
U. S
Fulton Lewis, JR
Frank Knox
Springfield
May Drus Company
Hartman’s
Third Avenue
Vote Oil Research Test Car
Midwest
Standard Oil Company
Standard
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